Sonae Sierra has announced the appointment of Luís Mota Duarte as its next chief executive officer, effective January 2027, succeeding Fernando Guedes de Oliveira, who steps down after more than four decades at the Sonae Group, including 35 years at Sierra and 14 years as CEO.

MAPP has appointed Colin Wilson, one of the most recognised figures in the Central London investment market, as senior advisor to its London business. The appointment strengthens MAPP’s strategic capabilities as the firm continues to expand its portfolio of clients and mandates across the capital.

Manova Partners has sold a fully let cross‑dock logistics asset in Gonesse, Val‑d’Oise, to a fund managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) in an off‑market transaction. 

Blackstone has launched a new Nordic logistics investment platform, Norla, giving investors targeted access to one of Europe’s fastest‑growing real estate sectors. The Stockholm‑based platform will operate across Sweden, Denmark and Finland and is expected to become operational next year.

7R has appointed Katarzyna Różycka as chief financial officer and member of the management board, strengthening the company’s financial leadership as it continues to expand across Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany. 

Niam Real Estate has agreed to acquire a 168‑apartment residential property in Gyngemosen, Gladsaxe Municipality, marking the first investment for Niam Fund IX and the inaugural asset within Bellavia, the firm’s newly launched Danish residential platform

Redevco has closed a €49.2 million green loan facility to finance the development of a 52,815 sq m Grade A logistics scheme in Tiel, the Netherlands, on behalf of Financière ID, the real estate development arm of ID Logistics Group. 

Hillwood Poland has completed the sale of a four‑asset logistics portfolio totalling almost 200,000 sq m of warehouse and office space, in a transaction valued at €150 million. 

AEW has acquired a newly built, fully let Grade A logistics asset in Lliçà d’Amunt, on the edge of Barcelona’s first ring, on behalf of a French institutional investor. 

Terryn GmbH, the Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) platform backed by URBZ Capital and NW1 Partners, has formally entered the German market as it accelerates plans to build a pan‑European, institutional‑grade IOS portfolio of around €500 million. 

Mitiska REIM, the specialist investor in European convenience real estate, has expanded its partnership with next‑generation self storage operator Storo to launch the brand in Portugal, marking the platform’s first entry into Southern Europe. 

W.RE and SIGNAL have appointed CBRE and Newton Perkins as joint leasing agents for 10 Lime Street, marking the formal launch of the leasing campaign for the landmark sustainability‑led office refurbishment in the heart of the City of London.

Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has appointed Alex Griffiths as global head of client capital, strengthening the firm’s global capital raising and investor relations capabilities as it continues to scale across key international markets.

Edmond de Rothschild REIM has expanded its European industrial & logistics platform with the launch of a new value‑add strategy focused on light industrial and logistics assets, alongside the appointment of Niek van Genugten as fund manager to lead the initiative.

CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) has appointed Frank Aalbers as EMEA residential asset operations lead, a newly defined role focused on strengthening operational excellence across the firm’s expanding European residential platform.

Redevco has expanded its European logistics platform with the acquisition of Multi‑User Park Duisburg, a prime logistics park in the Meiderich district of Duisburg, Germany. 

Clarion Partners Europe has acquired a 116,800 sq m Grade A logistics facility in Amiens, northern France, from ESR Europe, acting on behalf of one of its commingled funds. 

Target Fund Managers (TFML), the investment manager of FTSE 250 care home investor Target Healthcare REIT (THRL), has strengthened its senior leadership team with two key appointments. Calum Bruce joins as head of investor relations, while James MacKenzie moves into the newly created role of managing director.

Barings has acquired a large-scale logistics development site in Mantova Sud, northern Italy, on behalf of a European value‑add real estate strategy. 

NEPI Rockcastle has agreed to sell the Ozas Shopping and Entertainment Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania, its only asset in the Baltic region to UTIISIB UAB “Prosperus Retail Property Fund” for a gross transaction value of €200 million, generating estimated net proceeds of €179 million. The net proceeds represent a 13% premium to the property’s IFRS net asset value as at 30 June 2026.

PRODEA Investments is set to form one of Greece’s leading institutional logistics platforms through a new partnership with Invel Real Estate and LGT Capital Partners. 

PGIM has sold a German‑powered data centre development site near Munich to a European infrastructure investor, marking the exit of an asset originally acquired in 2024.

Partners Group, one of the world’s largest private markets investment firms, acting on behalf of its clients, and Aboria Capital have completed the acquisition of a five‑asset, 1,570‑bed purpose‑built student accommodation (PBSA) portfolio from HSBC Asset Management for approximately £165 million (€192 mln).

CBRE Investment Management, acting on behalf of the West Midlands Pension Fund (WMPF), has acquired a prime logistics distribution facility in Bedford, strengthening the Fund’s exposure to high‑quality UK logistics assets backed by long‑term structural demand.

BauMont Real Estate Capital, the value‑add investment manager within M&G Real Estate, has entered the Nordic market through the acquisition of three residential properties in central Stockholm, completing the first investments under its €500 million residential programme with local operating partner SBF. 

Crossbay, the urban logistics strategy of MARK Capital Management, has expanded its UK portfolio with the acquisition of three assets totalling 325,000 sq ft, reinforcing its conviction in core regional logistics hubs with strong fundamentals. 

Fox Living, the student housing subsidiary of Fox real estate, has expanded its PBSA platform with the acquisition of a development site in Hanover’s emerging Weichenviertel district. 

GARBE Industrial, one of Europe’s leading developers and managers of logistics, light industrial and commercial real estate, has partnered with Baker McKenzie to publish a new white paper analysing how European ESG regulations classify real estate used by defence and security‑sector occupiers. 

Savills has strengthened its Italian retail platform with the appointment of Marcello Zanfi as head of high street leasing, effective 16 September 2026. 

Operational data centre capacity across EMEA reached 12.1GW in H1 2026, an increase of more than 36% from 8.9GW in Q2 2024, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest update. 

UNIQA Real Estate Management GmbH has launched a strategic expansion of its business, opening its real estate investment and management platform to external institutional investors for the first time.

MIPIM 2027 will introduce a significantly expanded footprint across Cannes, marking a new chapter for the global urban festival as it adds dedicated destinations for technology, luxury living, hospitality and private capital alongside its established home at the Palais des Festivals. 

RQI Immobilien AG has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of Ertan Isen, who joins RQI RE.Structuring Solutions GmbH as Spokesman for the management board and takes on a dual role as executive director at the holding company.

Prime shopping centre rents across Europe have risen by an average 2% CAGR over the past three years, according to new research from Savills, with Lisbon and Milan leading growth at 8.1%. 

Hurlington Capital has commenced construction on its Bollo Lane mixed‑use development in west London after securing a £112 million (€130m) development facility for its joint venture with the V‑Fund. 

CTP has secured more than 104,000 sq m of new leases at CTPark Iłowa in western Poland.